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WeRide's first robotaxis will start commercial operations with safety officers and fully driverless testing in Dubai this year, with fully driverless commercial operations set to start in the first quarter of 2026.
Chinese autonomous driving tech firm WeRide expands into Saudi market
WeRide will begin robotaxi pilot operations on the Uber platform in the coming months and plans to launch commercial robotaxi operations in Saudi Arabia within 2025.
Pony AI reaches deal to deploy robotaxi fleet in Dubai
Initial supervised trial runs are set to launch in 2025, followed by fully driverless operations in 2026.
Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi fleet reaches 1,000-vehicle milestone
Baidu CEO said he sees a clear path to profitability for Apollo Go.
WeRide begins fully unmanned robotaxis pilot operations in UAE
WeRide began fully unmanned robotaxi pilot operations in Abu Dhabi, creating the first purely unmanned robotaxi fleet in the Middle East.
Pony AI has confidentially filed for HK listing, report says
Pony AI could be listed in Hong Kong this year, according to Bloomberg.
Baidu plans to launch robotaxi service in Europe, report says
Baidu plans to launch its Apollo Go robotaxi service in Switzerland and plans to set up a local company there in the coming months.
Uber to invest extra $100 million in WeRide
The investment, which will be closed in the coming months, will be Uber's largest investment in the autonomous driving space to date.
Pony AI, Uber tie up to deploy robotaxis in international markets
The partnership is expected to first launch in a key market in the Middle East later this year.
WeRide, Uber expand partnership, robotaxi service to cover 15 more cities
WeRide and Uber will expand their robotaxi partnership to several new cities each year outside the US and China.